"After resting, since then over the last few days I have been feeling much better and today I spoke to Britain's Got Talent and told them that I felt I would be fit enough to dance.

"After seeing a top doctor in London this afternoon I have been given the all clear to perform on tomorrow night's show and this is something I very much want to do."

Judge Amanda Holden, who chose the pair as her Golden Buzzer act, had said she was " devastated" the dancing duo would not be able to continue to compete and thought they could be in with a chance of winning the competition.

She previously told Britain's Got More Talent host Stephen Mulhern: "Obviously, the most important thing is that she makes a recovery. I think she's done something to her rib. I'm gutted because I actually think she would have won Britain's Got Talent 2014."

"Ever since I first saw Paddy dance I fell in love with her. I was so looking forward to her and Nico wowing us with another amazing routine in the semi-finals."

The pair impressed all four judges - Holden, Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams - with their exuberant moves when they appeared in the first episode of the series.

They faced controversy following their successful audition as it emerged they previously won a Spanish talent competition, although Cowell defended their right to compete in Britain's Got Talent.

A spokesman for the ITV1 show said: "We can confirm that after Paddy spoke to us about feeling fit enough to perform, and following further medical advice and tests from a top London specialist, who has advised that she is able to dance, she will be performing in tomorrow night's show.

"Alongside her dance partner Nico she will be performing a modified version of the routine they had originally planned."

The last live semi-final takes place on ITV1 on Saturday, with the final on June 7.

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